what about unreal engine 5? people have done some incredible things with it, but I'm not sure if there's anything else wrong with epic games other than releasing the abomination known as fortnite
Indie devs that want to jumpship to Unreal over this mess haven't run the numbers. Unreal is far more expensive and it isn't as well suited for small time indie work on the side. Unity, monogame, GMS and Godot are better suited for that.